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Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias |
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Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:39:11 -0400 |
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On 8/4/10 10:38 AM, Clark J. Wang wrote:
> Function definitions are not simple commands. Actually, func definition
> syntax is listed under the *Compound Commands* section in bash2.05b's man
> page and in bash3+ it's been moved to a separate section.
While technically true, that doesn't enter into the issue. At the time
a word is read, the parser can't tell whether or not it introduces a
simple command or function definition. Posix, for instance, explicitly
notes that alias expansion is performed before examining any grammar rules,
and certainly without performing any lookahead. I probably cribbed the
"simple command" language from Posix, which doesn't allow reserved words,
which introduce compound commands, to be aliased.
Chet
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- Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias, (continued)
- Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias, Clark J. Wang, 2010/08/04
- Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias, Marc Herbert, 2010/08/05
- Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias, Clark J. Wang, 2010/08/05
- Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias, Chris F.A. Johnson, 2010/08/05
- Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias, Clark J. Wang, 2010/08/05
- Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias, Marc Herbert, 2010/08/06
Re: Issues when func name is the same with an alias, Bernd Eggink, 2010/08/04